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Customer Service

1-800-645-4994

Model FR-314

Two Way Family Radio

Owner’s

Manual

Summary of Contents for FR-314

Page 1: ...Customer Service 1 800 645 4994 Model FR 314 Two Way Family Radio Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...radios available BEFORE OPERATING YOUR FR 314 FAMILY RADIO READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY FCC WARNING Replacement or substitution of transistors diodes or other parts of a unique nature with parts other t...

Page 3: ...n Circuitry 7 Call Tones Adjustable Squelch Your transceiver will achieve its maximum operating range when communicating with other transciever s in a flat open area with no trees or buildings obstruc...

Page 4: ...belt clip Unsnap the battery compartment clasp and lift the battery cover from the transceiver Be careful not to lose the belt clip retainer Observe the polarity symbols inside the battery tray when i...

Page 5: ...tacle at the base of the charging stand Before placing the transceiver into the charging stand be sure it has been turned off Once the FR 314 is placed in the charging stand the charge rate indicator...

Page 6: ...ver at all times To use the belt clip attach it to a belt or shirt pocket then slide the round hinge retainer into the slot on the belt clip A click sound will be heard when the transceiver is locked...

Page 7: ...FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 1 2 12...

Page 8: ...crophone jack 2 Speaker jack 3 Antenna 4 Call button 5 Up button 6 Down button 7 LCD display 8 Function button 9 Monitor Illumination button 10 Power button 11 Speaker 12 Microphone 13 Push to Talk bu...

Page 9: ...LCD DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19...

Page 10: ...icon 7 Monitor icon 8 Speaker icon 9 Beep tone indicator 10 Volume level graph 11 Signal Strength Indicator 12 Low Power Transmission Mode Indicator 13 Auto shut down timer icon 14 Call tone icon 15...

Page 11: ...he transceiver is on The clock icon will appear on the display whenever the auto shutdown timer is active If no buttons are pressed and no signals are received for 30 minutes the clock icon will flash...

Page 12: ...speaker or headphones can be adjusted with the up or down buttons The current setting will be displayed by the 6 bar indicator on LCD If the button conformation tones have been activated the transcei...

Page 13: ...l indicate the current setting and if the beep conformation tones are activated the transceiver will sound a conformation tone When the highest or lowest channel is reached a double tone will be playe...

Page 14: ...vated the scan icon will be displayed on the LCD A beep tone will also confirm activation of the scan mode if the beep conformation tones are active While in scan mode the transceiver will continuousl...

Page 15: ...ayed whenever the unit is transmitting a signal including the automatic transmissions of the vox and monitor modes Continuous Transmission When desired the FR 314 can be locked into the transmit mode...

Page 16: ...ng simply press the up or down button momentarily while transmitting The FRS Radio icon on the display will show a short antenna in low power mode and a long antenna in high power mode Low power High...

Page 17: ...When communicating with other transceivers at extreme range or when it is desirable to receive weak signals the monitor button may be used to bypass the squelch and listen to all activity on a channel...

Page 18: ...nted weak signals If the transceiver is being used at extreme range the squelch should be set low to allow reception of weak signals Level 0 will bypass the squelch entirely For standard use level 2 i...

Page 19: ...his will toggle the mode on or off Upon acti vation the current privacy code number will be displayed to the right of the current channel number on the LCD and will flash for 5 sec onds to allow its a...

Page 20: ...e played by the speaker or headset as it is selected Once a signal is chosen the FR 314 will return to standby state if no buttons are pressed for 5 seconds or if the call or PTT buttons are pressed S...

Page 21: ...external microphone To activate the Vox mode press the function button three times or until the vox icon flashes on the LCD The transceiver will show the current status with the words on or off Use th...

Page 22: ...dvertent transmissions in quiet areas choose setting number 4 To adjust the vox sensitivity level press the function button four times or until SE LX displays on the LCD The vox mode must be already a...

Page 23: ...mote transceiver activate and adjust the vox mode as described earlier Then press the function button 5 times or until the monitor icon flashes on the LCD The transceiver will show the current status...

Page 24: ...mote transceiver The monitor icon will flash to confirm that a listen in request was sent to the remote receiver The following 8 second transmission can be used to check the radio link between the two...

Page 25: ...B inside the speaker icon will be shown on the display To turn the beep tones on or off press the function button five times or until the speaker icon flashes on the LCD The transceiver will show the...

Page 26: ...he volume is adjustable the other functions can be viewed but not changed This is useful when the FR 314 is being used by small children or when the unit is kept in a pocket A key icon will be shown o...

Page 27: ...CC Do not use this device or change its batteries in potentially explosive atmospheres as sparks in such areas could result in an explosion Turn your transceiver off wherever posted notices restrict t...

Page 28: ...lkaline 60 Hours Power Supply 3 4 5 V DC Receiver Sensitivity at 12 dB Sinad 25 Microvolts Selectivity 45 dB Transmitter High Power RF Output 500 milliwatts Low Power RF Output 200 milliwatts Maximum...

Page 29: ...CTCSS Freq Hz CTCSS Freq Hz 1 67 0 20 131 8 2 71 9 21 136 5 3 74 4 22 141 3 4 77 0 23 146 2 5 79 7 24 151 4 6 82 5 25 156 7 7 85 4 26 162 2 8 88 5 27 167 9 9 91 5 28 173 8 10 94 8 29 179 9 11 97 4 30...

Page 30: ...per installation mishandling misuse neglect accident or by removal or deface ment of the factory serial number bar code label s THE EXTENT OF THE COMPANY SLIABILITYUNDERTHISWARRANTYISLIMITEDTOTHEREPAI...

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